Brownfields 2009 Cleanup Grant Fact
Sheet
Flagstaff, AZ
RECOUERY.GOV
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states,
communities, and other stakeholders to work together to
prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse
brownfields. A brownfield site is real property, the
expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be
complicated by the presence or potential presence of a
hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. On
February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed
into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The Recovery Act is an unprecedented effort to
jumpstart our economy, and create or save millions of
jobs. This law provided stimulus funds to the
Brownfields Program to award grants to evaluate and
clean up former industrial and commercial sites. Under
this law, EPA will provide financial assistance to
eligible applicants through four competitive grant
programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund
grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants.
Community Description
The City of Flagstaff was selected to receive a
brownfields cleanup grant. Located along Route 66,
Flagstaff (population 61,270) was originally built for
the railroad and timber industries. The decline in these
industries and the obsolescence of Route 66 as a viable
cross-country transportation corridor have left a legacy
of brownfields and sprawl reaching into the
surrounding forest lands. These brownfields include
welding shops, industrial facilities, and railroad
structures. Many of the sites are vacant, abandoned, or
underused. The Creosote Pit site is located near
residential neighborhoods and local businesses. It has
been a community eyesore and environmental nuisance
for years. About 30 other sites are located within one
mile of the target property. The city also estimates that
another 20 to 35 sites will be identified through
ongoing assessments. Thirty-six percent of target area
residents are Hispanic, and the median household
income in the area is less than half the city median.
Cleanup of the site will help mitigate the environmental
health impacts of the site and remove blight from the
community.
Cleanup Grant
$126,900 for hazardous substances
(Recovery Act Funding)
EPA has selected the City of Flagstaff for a
brownfields cleanup grant. Hazardous substances
grant funds will be used to clean up the Route 66
Creosote Pit Cleanup and Redevelopment Project at
116 Phoenix Avenue. Between 1916 and the 1950s,
a wood preservation vat was operated by a steam
and electric generating facility at the site, leaving
behind soil contaminated with polynuclear aromatic
hydrocarbons and metals. Grant funds will be used
to plan and conduct the cleanup.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant
contacts, additional grant information, brownfields
news and events, and publications and links, visit
the EPA Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).
EPA Region 9 Brownfields Team
(415) 972-3091
EPA Region 9 Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/region9/brownfields)
Grant Recipient: City of Flagstaff,AZ
(928)213-3602
The information presented in this fact sheet comes
from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the
accuracy of this information. The cooperative
agreement for the grant has not yet been negotiated.
Therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are
subject to change.
United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20450
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5105T)
EPA560-F-09-113
May 09
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